Pneumatic carrier.



PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908. R. COLLINS.

M PNEUMATIC CARRIER; APPLICATION FILED APR. 26. 1907.

INVENTOR. ajo r R @011 WITNESSES:

' MAJOR R. COLLINS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIAN COMPANY, OF INDIANAPOLIS,INDIA rier of the type tion and providlng UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE-A, ASSIGNOR TO TAISEY PNEUMATIC SERVICE NA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

PNEUMATIC CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.-

Patented Jan..14, 1908.

Application filed April 26. 1907- Serial No. 370.506.

T o all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAJOR R. COLLINS, of Indianapolis, county of Marion,and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful PneumaticCarrier; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which like letters refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a pneumatic carthat consists of twocylindrical shells or casings, one of which surrounds and slides overthe other and in use turns on the other so as to open and close thecarrier.

The object of the invention is to simplify the construction and providea convenient and preferably a single means for holding the two casingsor shells from separation, stopping the rotation of the same in eitherdireca readily removable plate upon which the number of the carrier maybe stamped.

Heretofore it has been the practice to stamp the numberof the carrier uon the outer casing, the result being that w en it is desired to changethe number of the carrier the outer casing or shell of the carrier mustbe removed. With my invention, the numher being placed upon a smalldetachable plate, the number of the carrier can be changed very quicklyand without afiecting or changing the casings or shells or other partsof the carrier:

The nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanyingdrawings and the following description and claims:

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the carrier closed.

Fi 2 1s a central longitudinal section throug the carrier. Fig. 3

is a plan view of the carrier partially 0 en. Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of the a ded plate which is the chief part added by my inis atransverse section on mas within and secured to its closed end. cap

' that the cap 12 serves as a stop shown in Fig. 3.

ends of the notdhes 26 and 27 plates 12 and 13, the cap 13 being withinthe cap 12 and both being disks with annular flanges extending inwardfrom the body of the disk, the flange on the inner cap 13 being longerthan the flange on the other cap 12 so for the open end of the innershell 11, wh e the cap 13 serves as a guide and support therefor. A felt14 is rigidly secured to the closed end of the outer shell by bolts 15and the double nut 16, the heads of the bolts being embedded in the late17 countersunk in the outer surface of t e felt 14. Likewise, the innershell 11 has secured to its closed end and outside thereof a cap 18 thatcorresponds in shape andfunctiomwith the ca 12. Upon this cap plate 18 Iplace an additional disk 20 and secure to the inner end of the closedshell the felt 21 by means of bolts 15, double nut 16 and countersunklate 17, the bolts extending through the p ate 20, as well as the otherparts, so as to hold it rigidly in position.

All of the carrier thus far described is. old so far as my presentinvention is concerned, excepting the disk 20.- It is added and hassecured wit the plate 25 that extends at a right angle from theperiphery of the disk 20 and preferably curved so as to conform to thecurved surface of the outer shell 10. This plate 25 projects beyond themargin 26 of the opening into the shell 10, said marginal strip 26extending transversely of said outer shell and having the notches 27 ateach end of said marginal portion 26. The extreme outer end of the plate25 engages withthe in- ,ner shell 11 near the marginal line 28 of the oening into said shell wit preferably a stop b ock 30 secured to theunder surface of said plate 25 by the rivets 31', said block being ofsubstantially the same thickness as the shell 10 and resting looselyupon the inner shell 11 near its marginal line 28, substantially as Theends of the stop block 30 are round, substanimlly the same as the andsaid block has substantially the same width as said notches, so that atthe limits of the rotar movements of the plate 148 said block will fitin and fill the notches 27. Since the disk 20 is secured by the bolts 15to the-inner shell, said plate 25 and stop block- 30 will revolve withsaid shell. Since the plate 25 and stop block 30 overlap the marginalstrip 26 of the outer shell, they unite 'and hold together the inner andouter shells."

The number of the carrier, herein 148 is placed upon the plate 25, sothat the number of the carrier is conveniently located upon the sidecontainin the openings into the carrier and also the p ate on which itis mounted is readily removable. When it is desirable to change thenumber of the carrier, the screws at the left hand end are loosened, thedisk with the'plate thereon removed and another disk and plate put inits place, with the desired new number thereon. No part,

I therefore, of the carrier is destroyed or both directions.

What I claim' as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

1,. In a pneumatic carrier, the combination with inner and outercylindrical shells,

of means removably secured. at one end of said shells and extending overa portion of the cylindrical surfaceof the outer shell for receiving thenumber of the carrier.

2 In 'a neumaticcarrier, the combination with t e inner and outer shellsand felt ends, of a disk removably secured between one felt end and theadjacent shell and having on its periphery a number plate adjacent toand conforming to the curvature of the outer shell. H

3. In a pneumatic carrier, inner and outer shells one insertible in theother longitudinally, said outer shell having an opening with one marginextending transversely thereof, and means secured to the end of theinner shell and rojecting beyond said marginal line in said openingwhereby the two shells will be prevented from escaping from each other.

4. In a pneumatic carrier, the combination of inner and outercylindrical shells, the inner shell being longitudinally insertible inthe outer shell and the outer shell having an opening in its peri heryfor the insertion of cash or the like wit a marginal line transverselyof the outer shell and nearer the open end thereof, and a plate securedto the end of said inner shell and projecting bej yond said marginalportion of the outer I shell whereby the two shells are held fromindependent longitudinal "movement.

5. In a pneumatic carrier, the combination of inner and outercylindrical shells, the inner shell being longitudinally insertible inthe outer shell'and the outer shell having an opening in its peripheryfor the dinally, said outer shell having an opening with one marginextending transversely thereof, a disk secured to the end of the innershell with a plate extending from the periphery thereof to the openingin the outer shell, and a block secured to the outer end of said plateand arranged to )revent the escape of said shells from each other and toserve as a sto to limit the rotary movement of the shells.

7. In a pneumatic carrier, inner and outer shells one insertible in theother longit'udinally, said outer shell having an opening with onemargin extending transversely thereof, a disk secured to the end of theinner shell with a plate extending from the periphery thereof to theopening in the outer shell, and a block secured to the outer end ofsaid' plate and extending inwardly to prevent t e escape of said shellsfrom each other and to serve as a stop to limit the rotary movement ofthe shells.

8. In a pneumatic carrier, inner and outer shells, one insertiblelongitudinally into the other and the outer shell having a peripheralopening for the insertion of cash and the like, there being a marginalstrip along one end of the outer shell, and stop notches adjacentsaid'inarginal strip at each side of said opening, and a disk secured tothe end of the inner shell with a plate projecting from its peripheryacross and beyond said marginal strip in the outer shell with a downwardextension from its outer end, the ends of said downward extensionconforming in sha e with the ends of said stop notches.

9. n a pneumatic carrier, inner and outer shells one insertible in theother longitudinally, said outer shell having an opening with one marginextending transversely thereof, a disk secured to the end of the innershell with a plate extending from the periphery thereof to the openingin the outer shell, and a block secured to the outer end of said plateand extending inwardly to prevent the escape of said shells from eachother and to serve as a sto tolimitthe rotary movement of the shel s,and the number of said carrier placed upon said plate.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presenceof the witnesses herein named.

MAJOR R. COLLINS. Witnesses:

V. H. LooKwooD, N. ALLEMONG.

